ThreatFire - Anygood?

Hey guys!

I currently use AntiVir Peronsal, SuperAntiSpyware (not real time) and have windows-defender installed on my win vista business.

I have read some posts which suggest that ThreatFire is worth using.
What it make sense to download and install it on my system? If yes, would it work without conflicting with my other security programs?

Thanks in advance!

-COW

 

Yes, I am using it now and no problems Its working great

 

I'm using Avira Antivirus + SAS + ThreatFire (all free version.. ) and all of them work perfectly fine

 

Thanks guys!
I just installed it too, so far all is well

Anyone know anything about the system load threatfire will cause? Any slowdowns anywhere?

-Cow!

 

Not much or nothing much that I notice with ThreatFire Its all the same.. Start up time the same and performance as well. No slowdowns, in my case.

I think if you want to be just sure, you can set ThreatFire to "Automatic (delayed)" start and see if your boot time is faster.. but not that much I would say, from personal experience Cheers.

 

8MB mem usage on XP.

Edit: No conflicts whatsoever, not with Firefox or the extensions I use; NoScript and AdBlockPlus

 

I've used Threatfire for a short while. I did not like how it disabled programs it deemed to be offensive without any notification. I tried installing legit Firefox extensions with it on and couldn't figure out why some of the extension installations were acting goofy. After a bit of troubleshooting, I determined TF was causing the issues. If it did this with Firefox extensions, then I could only imagine the (unotified) issues I might run into with other programs. So, I removed it and installed Comodo BOClean instead. BOC is real-time memory protection which I believe is blacklist based rather than behavioral so you don't really have to worry about issues like the above. It's done a great job of protection so far, catching a trojan (and prompting me for action unlike TF) that SAS, MBAM, and Antivir missed. The downside of BOC is that it does not have an on-demand scanner.

Even with its wonkyness, I may try TF again later because I do like the idea of proactive protection against malware that hasn't been created yet. With a little refinement, I'm sure it will be a great addition to a security arsenal.

 

Why would it need one?

 

Have been using it on XP pro since i got my 8510p, no problems so far.

 

ThreatFire is good. I use it all the time. I also use Spyware Doctor from the same vendor, and of course there's no conflict between the two

 

It doesn't, but considering that TF offers both and BOC doesn't, some may consider that a downside in comparison.

 

Other than ThreatFire, BOClean also doesn't stop malware from entering your notebook.
It only scans for active processes in the memory; as long as the malware remains dormant, it won't be detected by BOClean.
I.e. it will only kill a trojan the moment it becomes active, not when a packaged trojan is being downloaded.

This doesn't mean that BOClean is a terrible program, the fact that it catches malware where others fail prove it's worthiness, but users should consider it's inner workings.
Cheers.